should i be bracing it from where the flange is on the head, to the flange on the turbo?

 

You should sign up on toyota nation and try to sell those hoshinos.

 

i should

 

I'll have pics in a bit...

But my braces go from the bottom of the head flange to the backside of the flange for the turbo...

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Aaaaannnnnd for shits and giggles and b/c someone else wanted pics but I don't remember what thread it was... I make sure I keep my Import lubed up nice w/ my JDM lube...

 

its hard imagining that those braces will do much if anything.

I always thought when people said you needed to brace those manifolds to support the weight of the turbo that you'd be putting a brace from the turbo or turbo flange to a point lower on the block

 

Hmm... This could easily be done... I'll see if I can fab somethin up this weekend...

This manifold has been around the block a time or two... My buddy got it years ago and its been on several Hondas and there are no cracks or places that have been welded...

 

hey how about i copy your supports


and from the middle, run it down to the block? maybe bolt it in. to where the ac compresser is supposed to be

 

Thats fine by me but you're on your own on the KA stuff... I'm a D series comi says Shawn...

 

lol, im just wondering if that would work. ill figure it out, thanks for the help. ill pull out my heavy duty lincoln weldpack... lol and make something

 

As long as you have some sort of brace I'd imagine anything would work... I have no cracks on my manifold just from the two braces and like I said, its been around for a time...